The circular economy strategy in hospitality: A multicase approach
Entity
UAM. Departamento de Organización de EmpresasPublisher
MDPI, Basel, SwitzerlandDate
2019-10-14Citation
10.3390/su11205665
Sustainability 11 (2019): 5665
ISSN
2071-1050DOI
10.3390/su11205665Funded by
This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain within its National Program for Research Aimed at the Challenges of Society under grant ECO2016-79659-R (Ecoinnovation and Circular Economy in Services Industries)Project
Gobierno de España. ECO2016-79659-REditor's Version
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205665Subjects
Circular tourism; Circular hotels; Circular economy; Business case; EconomíaRights
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, SwitzerlandAbstract
The circular economy (CE) is considered a possible solution to problems, such as the
increasing global demand for resources, climate change and worldwide pollution. CE can help
to transform the hospitality industry from its current linear model of production to a circular one.
However, there is a lack of research on circular tourism, therefore, this paper’s main purpose is to
shed light on CE strategies—reduction, reuse, recycle, redesign, replace and rethink—developed in
the tourism sector, as well as the tourism sector’s CE initiatives by means of a business case analysis
method. This qualitative multicase analysis allows us to comprehend the CE practices deployed by
large hotel chains, thus identifying the CE strategies and best practices. The results show that the main
strategies adopted are the reduction, recycle and reuse, in this order. Nevertheless, the remaining
strategies have yet to be adopted in the mainstream. This research emphasises the need to promote the CE in the hospitality industry, especially among independent hotels.
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Google Scholar:Rodríguez Antón, José Miguel
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Alonso Almeida, María del Mar
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